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Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of flamed birchwood, ebonized handles, brass keys. Drop front writing
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Biedermeier Butler Desk
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier butler desk made of oak, inlaid ebonized wood, ebonized columns, and brass hardware
Category
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butlers Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1825 English Mahogany Butler's Desk with Brass Hardware. Drop front writing surface with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Butler's Desk or Walnut Secretary
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
A contemporary take on the butler's desk. A butler's desk is a cabinet that converts into a desk
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Desks
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Inlay Butler's Desk, circa 1920
Located in Southampton, NY
Louis XV style inlay butler's desk, circa 1920.
Two tiers, both with small central drawers, topped
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
New York Mahogany Federal Butlers Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York flame mahogany federal butler's desk with drop down (side snap operation) door revealing
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Federal Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Fall Front Butler's Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
Early 19th century English fall front butler's desk, the pullout / pull-out fitted interior with
Category
Antique 1810s English Georgian Desks
Materials
Brass
Georgian Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
George III Mahogany Butlers Chest. Solid Mahogany molded top over three cock beaded drawers with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown George III Desks
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Mahogany & Satinwood Butler's Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
H 49 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
18th C. Italian Butler's Desk Nicely Raised on Turned Leg Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian butler's desk from the 18th century raised on later base. This antique case piece from
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Desks
Materials
Wood
18th c English George III flame mahogany bookcase with butlers desk
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c English George III flame mahogany bookcase with butlers desk.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Butlers Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully detailed item is made of oak with inlay mahogany. Item dates back to the 1850s and contains many drawers inside of fall-front.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
English 19th Century Walnut Campaign Butler's Desk with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut Campaign butler's desk from the 19th century with writing area, three drawers
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 31.75 in W 34.5 in D 19.25 in
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Butler’s Desk/Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fruitwood, and ormolu butler's desk/commode. The eight drawer chest is raised by square feet below the
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Serpentine Bow Front Butler's Desk or Bureau Desk
Located in Madrid, ES
This is a beautiful example of a "Butler's Desk" which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Antique Scottish or English Campaign Butler's Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Centennial, CO
An elegant and functional antique Scottish or English campaign style butler's desk chest of drawer
Category
Early 20th Century British Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Butler's Desk and Etagére, New York, Possibly Duncan Phyfe
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
Butler’s Desk and Etagére, circa 1825
New York, possibly by Duncan Phyfe
Mahogany (secondary
Category
Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Huge Gilded Ebonized Period French Louis XV Marble Top Butlers Desk Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
very rare, monumental butlers desk or large scale commode in solid oak with incredible hand polished
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Antique 1770s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Neo-Gothic Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in West Hollywood, CA
desk and resting on a carved original bracket feet circa 1810 Gothic Revival. Butler desk
Beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
H 99.5 in W 46 in D 24.5 in
Rhode Island Empire Butler's Chest of Drawers with Desk in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful example of an early American Empire chest with full-column front and stand-up butlers
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Antique 1820s American American Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
H 65 in W 52.5 in D 24 in
An Exceptional 19th Century Irish Fall Front Bureau by Butlers of Dublin
By Butler's of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
Butler of Dublin. The moulded fall front opens forwards revealing a writing surface which rests on two
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Classical English Regency Bookcase Secretary Desk
Located in Tarry Town, NY
, fall front desk and resting on a carved original bracket feet or butler desk. Great workmanship and
Category
Antique 1820s English Bookcases
Materials
Brass
English Edwardian Butler's Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Edwardian Butler's Mail Box Carved Wood and Mother of Pearl With Key from a Palm Beach
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Hardwood & Green Leather Military Campaign Davenport Desk
Located in GB
Davenport desk circa 1880 in mahogany with a green leather writing slope
A very good looking and
Category
Antique 1880s English Campaign Desks
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
H 33.27 in W 21.07 in D 13.78 in
With Certificate Antique Shannon File Co Victorian Walnut Tambour Desk Must See
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in GB
fronts and panels, the desk top is hand dyed leather with gold leaf tooling and there are two butlers
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Desks
Materials
Walnut
H 41.54 in W 51.97 in D 31.3 in
Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Butlers Drop Desk Individual Glass
By Heritage-Henredon, Baker Furniture Company, Drexel, Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Georgian Flame Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase Butlers Drop Desk Individual Glass MINT!
Category
20th Century American Georgian Cupboards
Materials
Mahogany
H 102 in W 84 in D 18 in
Neoclassic Period French Commode W/Hidden Butler's Secretary & Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
, which opens to reveal a small writing desk with three open cubbies for organization within. The lower
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Wood
H 35.75 in W 49.25 in D 23.75 in
Gorgeous Solid Cherry Signed Francesco Molon Marble Top Butlers Commode Desk
By Francesco Molon
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous butler's commode with a dropdown desk with cubbies. The commode is made of
Category
1990s Italian Directoire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble
H 38.5 in W 53.25 in D 22.25 in
Fine English George III Antique Mahogany Secretary Desk circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a faux composition disguising the "butler's desk" hidden within.
This withdraws and the drawer
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
19th Century Two-Piece English Butler's Secretary
Located in Asheville, NC
fall front desk forms the top drawer of the base cabinet when closed, the upper cabinet has a pair of
Category
Antique 19th Century American Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Broyhill Emphasis Double Bar Cabinet Butlers Pantry Mid-Century Modern
By Broyhill
Located in Frederick, MD
This Broyhill piece was purchased from the family of the original owner. It was called a Butlers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Ship's Purser's Desk, English, Writing Table, Beidermeier, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ship's purser's desk. An English, burr walnut Davenport writing table in the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Furniture
Materials
Walnut
H 33.27 in W 23.23 in D 16.54 in
E.G Hudson Fully Restored Twin Pedestal Desk with Green Leather Top
By E.G. Hudson
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning reverse breakfront twin pedestal partner desk
Category
20th Century British Regency Pedestals
Materials
Leather
Tommi Parzinger Brass Box Mid-Century Modern
By Dorlyn Silversmiths, Tommi Parzinger
Located in North Miami, FL
chic brass box back in the times of the 1950s was s silent butler tray to pick up the crumbs at the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Striking Oak & Brass Tantalus with Whiskey or Liqueur Crystal Decanters & Drawer
Located in Lisse, NL
so that the butler or maid or any other non-family member could not secretly drink the very expensive
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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H 13.8 in W 15 in D 11.4 in
Balcomb Greene Wind Ocean Sun 1963
By Balcomb Greene
Located in Hudson, NY
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Boca Museum of Art
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Balcomb Greene "The Cliffs", 1978
By Balcomb Greene
Located in Hudson, NY
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Over a lifespan
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Butlers Desk / Linen Press
Located in Cloverdale, IN
This Butlers desk features a flame mahogany veneer exterior with solid marble top. The interior
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Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th c. Chippendale English Butlers Desk
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare mahogany butlers desk with drawers and pullout writing desk.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Hepplewhite Mahogany Sideboard with Butler's Desk, circa 1790-1800, RI
Located in Providence, RI
central oval. The butler's desk is as fully developed as we have seen and must have been a very special
Category
Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Period Light Oak Slant Front Bureau Secretary Butlers Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique bureau desk was hand-crafted in Victorian England around the year 1870. Today the
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Secretaires
Materials
Oak
English Adams Style Painted Mahogany and Satinwood Breakfront with Butler's Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
butler's secretary and the centre section has an elegant serpentine shape.
Category
Early 20th Century Adam Style Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 86 in W 82 in D 23 in
Inlaid and Pen Work Knee Hole Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
, bordered by ebony.
Four drawers on either side flank the butler’s desk within. The butler’s desk is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Desks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.71 in W 59.85 in D 34.85 in
Antique English 19th C Freestanding Mahogany Writing Desk by M.Butler of Dublin
Located in GB
This highly impressive freestanding desk is made in mahogany to an 18th century Robert Adam design
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 30.71 in W 59.85 in D 34.85 in
Antique 1800s Butler Chest with Desk Drawer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cherry drop front butler chest with desk drawer.
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Antique Early 1800s English More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Baltimore Federal Sideboard with 'Butler's Secretary'
Located in Woodbury, CT
butler's secretary drawer. Exceptionally vibrant crotch and flame mahogany veneers and bandings; the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Sideboards
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Distressed Butler Pendant Ceiling Light, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A unique distressed butler pendant ceiling light, 20th century.
This butler pendant ceiling
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20th Century European Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Ebonized Teak Butlers’ Tray, Nesting Trays Folding Base with Faux Bamboo Carving
Located in Denver, CO
A removable Butlers tray with two nesting trays sit atop a folding base with faux bamboo carving
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Georgian Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
H 24.02 in W 22.6 in D 15.01 in
19th Century Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Cabinet or Buffet with Front Fall Desk
Located in Culver City, CA
This piece is what some call a butler's secretary and was most likely used to conduct the domestic
Category
Antique 1820s Dutch Other Buffets
Materials
Brass
H 41.5 in W 67.5 in D 23.25 in
Rare Regency Inlaid Satinwood Credenza or Serving Cabinet
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very rare superb quality London made satinwood and inlaid butler's serving cabinet, with pierced
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Antique 1810s British Regency Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
American Butlers Desk
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Plum Pudding Mahogany butlers desk with fall front desk top, pull out three drawer bottom
Category
Antique 19th Century American Desks
19thC English Regency Butlers Desk/Bookcase
Located in San Francisco, CA
A William IV English Regency small scale Butlers Desk with bronze screened bookcase doors. Nicely
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Rosewood
American Empire Butlers Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century figured Cherry and Quilted Maple Butlers Desk. Nicely figured Cherry on the case and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown American Empire Desks
Materials
Cherry
English Hepplewhite Inlaid Butler's Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite inlaid butler's desk , the top is cross banded with mahogany and boxwood, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Campaign Mahogany Butler's Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
A mahogany English Campaign butler's desk, circa 1820, featuring two drawers with embossed black
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Antique Early 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Brass
American Mahogany Fall Front Butler's Desk. Baltimore, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany fall front butler's desk with oval satinwood string inlay, fitted interior
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Desks
19th Century Swedish Period Karl Johan Butler's Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Karl Johan butler's desk or chest with pull-out desk over three drawers. The desk
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks
Materials
Wood
American Hepplewhite Mahogany Burl Ashe Butlers Desk. Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany fall front butlers desk with fitted burl Ashe interior, Ashe cross
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Hepplewhite Desks
19th Century Regency Mahogany Butler's Desk or Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine 19th century English regency butler's desk or secretary. Constructed from mahogany featuring a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
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Butlers Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the butlers desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every butlers desk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a butlers desk, we have 51 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer butlers desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each butlers desk bearing Georgian, Neoclassical or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made butlers desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Brian Holcombe and John Needles are consistently popular.
How Much is a Butlers Desk?
Prices for a butlers desk start at $423 and top out at $75,000 with the average selling for $5,200.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Butlers Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023A butler, with respect to furniture, is a desk. Its roots are in the 18th century, when a butler's desk referred to a piece of furniture that belonged to a head servant or butler in a wealthy home. It eventually became a practical piece of furniture in England and in homes in the United States. Shop a variety of butlers from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023What an old-fashioned writing desk is called varies by design. Pieces with drop-down fronts are secretary desks (these are typically made of two parts: a chest of drawers on the bottom and a hutch or cupboard with shelves on the top), while ones that rest on two pillars, cabinets or bookcases are pedestal desks. A desk with a small writing surface positioned in front of drawers and cubbies is a bureau à gradin. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of desks.
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